New boiler quotes, what's the going rate?

[quality]

I am not questioning your method or ability. Its only water and it only your home

 

[Harvest Fields]

It appears like your quite competent, just go ahead and do it. Air testing plastic pipework ain't a brilliant method for tightness testing but it better than no test

Most of us prefer a system to be completely copper

 

[Harvest Fields]

plastic piping now its becoming clearer any alarm bells ringing shaun , harvest , town ?

The OP has pipes his own rads? I think? Then the boiler man is doing the rest? Think I'm right there.

 

[SimonG]

Air compresses, water doesn't. Plastic pipes have to be pressure tested to the mi's. Or no claims on failure.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

The best I can do short of hiring a hydraulic tester, is to fill with water and pump up the air will at least rise to the high points so everything else will be hydraulic tested. I'm pretty sure there won't be any leaks the bits I have done so far have held 2 bar overnight.

Should be 10 bar water at fault the system can go to 3 and test needs to be at least 11/2 times that

 

[ShaunCorbs]

The OP has pipes his own rads? I think? Then the boiler man is doing the rest? Think I'm right there.

Yes well that's what he's said

 

[Harvest Fields]

Yes well that's what he's said

Cheers, just trying to bring KOP up to speed. Or I may have miss read his post. #verytiredtoday

 

[robj20]

Yes well that's what he's said

It is. I'd have a crack at the boiler but I have enough on my plate, want the warranty and I just can't be bothered doing the boiler as well. The plumbing is easy, radiators on the walls copper risers then plastic for the rest, supported every 300mm, insulated to water bylaws in the cold areas, as thick as I can go every where else especially in the DHW.

 

[SimonG]

Thought it was a wind up.

 

[robj20]

Thought it was a wind up.

What's a wind up?